The Supreme Court has ordered states to freeze vehicle services for motorists with unpaid e-challans. The September 28 order was made public on October 1.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and K.V. Viswanathan said authorities must stop renewing registration certificates, issuing duplicate RCs and updating owner addresses for vehicles with unpaid fines. Fitness certificates must also be withheld until all dues are cleared.No PUC centre will be allowed to issue a Pollution Under Control certificate while fines remain unpaid. Vehicles with pending challans will be blacklisted on the central Parivahan portal, which blocks their sale or transfer.For repeat offenders, driving licence renewal will be suspended, and steps must be taken to suspend existing licences. Five or more offences in a year count as a public nuisance under an amended rule.The court was told that e-challans worth Rs 49,194.05 crore are still unpaid, while Rs 26,175.05 crore has been recovered. It also ordered random checks, with vehicles impounded if unpaid challans are found.